Franklin Historical Commission Meeting - changed to virtual meeting Jan 12, 2022

The scheduled Franklin Historical Commission Meeting and Demolition Request hearing will be held this Wednesday, Jan 12, 2022 via Zoom due to safety and health concerns.

Topic: Franklin Historical Commission Meeting

Time: Jan 12, 2022 06:30 PM Eastern Time (US and Canada)

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The original notice can be found -> https://www.franklinmatters.org/2022/01/legal-notice-franklin-historical.html

Franklin Historical Commission - Public Hearing - Jan 12, 2022 - virtual meeting

Franklin Housing Authority - Meeting - Agenda - Jan 10, 2022

Franklin Housing Authority - 1000 Central Park Terrace, Community Hall

Franklin, MA 02038

Regular Meeting of the Board of Commissioners

January 10, 2022 - 4:30 PM

AGENDA


 Roll Call

 Public Hearing to review the Franklin Housing Authority Annual Plan View at https://tinyurl.com/LHA-MA-AnnualPlan

 Minutes
• Minutes of the Regular Meeting of December 6, 2021

 Accounts Payable
• Accounts Payable for December 2021
• Capital One Charges for November 2021

 Director Report 
 Operating Statements – November 2021 
 Community Preservation Committee (CPC) Update 

 Correspondence
• None

 Old Business
• Norfolk Management Update 
• 667-1 Building Fire Update 
• Agreed Upon Procedures (AUP)-Review and accept

 New Business
• Annual Plan – Vote to approve 
• FISH #101160 Change Order request (CO) - 
• FISH #101144 Certificate of Final Completion (CFC) –

 Adjournment 

Shared from Town of Franklin page -> (Word doc)  https://www.franklinma.gov/housing-authority/agenda/fha-agenda-01-10-2022

Franklin Housing Authority - Meeting - Agenda - Jan 10, 2022

FHS frosh/soph indoor track meet results - Jan 9, 2022

"Congrats to Frosh/Soph medalists - Abby Griffith (1st HJ), Sarah Dumas (1st 55H), Anna Cliff (4th 300), Liz Hopkins (4th SP), Alex Pond (6th 300), Cailyn Bruno (6th 55H), Jacob Bowser (6th SP), Darby Nicholson (7th SP), Harry Gurney (7th 55H)"
https://twitter.com/FranklinXCTrack/status/1480386279443513346

"And girls 4x4 (3rd - Olivia Costa, Sarah Dumas, Alli Powderly, Anna Cliff)"

https://twitter.com/FranklinXCTrack/status/1480386655953559552

Auerbach Freshman Sophomore Large Schools Championship - 1/9/2022

Reggie Lewis ATC - Boston

The FHS individual indoor track results are shared below. The full result listing can be found in the PDF link at the end.

Girls 55 Meter Dash
Place Name Yr School Prelims H#
13 Cuneo, Sophia 10 Franklin 8.11 1

Girls 300 Meter Dash
4 Cliff, Anna 10 Franklin 44.91 6
6 Pond, Alexandra 10 Franklin 45.96 5

Girls 600 Meter Run
11 Costa, Olivia 10 Franklin 1:50.17 4
21 Powderly, Allison 10 Franklin 1:53.83 2

Girls 1000 Meter Run
13 LeBlanc, Libby 9 Franklin 3:26.34 2
17 Griffith, Meghan 9 Franklin 3:27.62 2

Girls 55 Meter Hurdles - prelim
1 Dumas, Sarah 10 Franklin 9.87 q 1
4 Bruno, Cailyn 10 Franklin 10.14 q 3

Girls 55 Meter Hurdles - Finals
1 Dumas, Sarah 10 Franklin 9.62
6 Bruno, Cailyn 10 Franklin 10.14

Girls 4x200 Meter Relay
Franklin A DQ 4
1) Cuneo, Sophia 10 2) Costa, Lainey 9 3) Pond, Madeline 10 4) Pond, Alexandra 10

Girls 4x400 Meter Relay
3 Franklin A 4:23.39 3
1) Cliff, Anna 10 2) Costa, Olivia 10 3) Dumas, Sarah 10 4) Powderly, Allison 10

Girls High Jump
1 Griffith, Abigail 10 Franklin 4-10.00
10 Bruno, Cailyn 10 Franklin 4-04.00

Girls Long Jump
14 Dumas, Sarah 10 Franklin 13-11.50 2
17 Costa, Olivia 10 Franklin 13-08.75 2

Girls Shot Put
4 Hopkins, Elizabeth 10 Franklin 29-04.50 3
7 Nicholson, Darby 10 Franklin 29-01.50 3

Boys 55 Meter Hurdles - prelim
7 Gurney, Harry 9 Franklin 9.54 q 1

Boys 55 Meter Hurdles - final
8 Gurney, Harry 9 Franklin 9.61

Boys Shot Put
6 Bowser, Jacob 10 Franklin 35-04.75 3 

Full meeting results for Large schools

https://dl.airtable.com/.attachments/47774f70e7bd702b050d9168687e2cff/8c8bae51/froshsophlarge2022.pdf

FHS Panthers

FHS girls swim team tops Attleboro on Sunday

Via HockomockSports.com, we share the results of the FHS winter sports action on Sunday: 

Boys Swimming = Franklin, 79 @ Attleboro, 86 – Final 

– Franklin had more first place finishes but Attleboro’s depth helped earn key points for a win over the Panthers. Matt Marcil was a double-winner in individual races while also adding a relay win to help Attleboro get the win. Marcil took first in both the 100 back (qualifying for sectionals) and anchored a sweep in the 100 fee (followed by Matt Brewster and Andrew Collins). Marcil was joined by Collins, Brewster, and Zach Dorrance to win the 200 free relay. Alex Harrop added a first place finish in the 100 fly.

Girls Swimming = Franklin, 95 @ Attleboro, 64 – Final 

– Attleboro freshman Zuri Ferguson broke a 30-year old program record, setting a new time of 5:16.44 in the 500 free, breaking the record by 2.28 seconds but the Bombardiers fell to a deep Franklin team. Ferguson also won the 50 free, qualifying for sectional in both events. Ella Lynch-Bartek took second in the 50 free and third in the 100 free, Caroline Lynch-Bartek placed third in the 50 free, and Sydney Dorval was third in the 100 fly. Ferguson, Lynch-Bartek, Lynch-Bartek, and Dorval teamed up to take second in both the 200 medley and 200 free relays. Abbi Rodriques and Natalia Kotnisz also won key points for the Bombardiers.

For other results around the Hockomock League
https://hockomocksports.com/sundays-schedule-scoreboard-01-09-22/

FHS Panthers

Register O'Donnell's "Suits for Success" Program Makes a Donation to the Needham Community Council

Recently, the Norfolk Registry of Deeds, as part of its "Suits for Success" program, donated boxes and racks of clothing and shoes to the Needham Community Council.

The "Suits for Success" program, developed by Register William O'Donnell, in partnership with several local charities, collects donations of suitable clothing to be distributed to groups like the Needham Community Council and to individuals who may need appropriate attire for employment interviews.

The Needham Community Council is a non-profit group with 15 staff members and over 300 volunteers that for more than ninety years has provided a variety of services to members of the community who may need assistance with various health, educational and social needs. The Council accepts donations of clothing to be sold at its popular thrift shop. Programs funded by the thrift shop include a food pantry, an English language learning program, a medical equipment lending program, and a transportation program. It also partners with "Karma of Clothing" to provide eligible women with clothing from its thrift shop and consultations with trained personal clothing stylists.

"We greatly appreciate Register O'Donnell's efforts to assist us in supporting our programs and helping us to provide much needed services to our neighbors in need", stated Judy Lambert, Needham Community Council's program director.

Register O'Donnell remarked, "We're happy to assist the Community Council. I thank all those who donated to our "Suits for Success" program and I hope other local residents and businesses will consider making a clothing donation. The program is truly needed, and it's a great resource for the community."

"Suits for Success" Program Makes a Donation to the Needham Community Council

To donate to "Suits for Success", individuals need to bring their donated clothes to the Norfolk County Registry of Deeds, 649 High Street in Dedham between the hours of 9:30am and 3:30pm, Monday through Friday. If you reside in the Quincy area, you can drop off clothing directly to the Interfaith Social Services office located at 105 Adams Street, Quincy between 8:30 and 3:30 Monday through Friday, and until 7:00 pm on Tuesdays. Donations of business appropriate attire for men and women must be clean, no stains, in style, on hangers or neatly folded. The donation may also be placed in either re-useable tote bags, or green plastic bag Suggested donations include suits, dress shirts, pants and ties for men and dresses, suits, blouses, skirts and pants for women. 

To learn more about these and other Registry of Deeds events and initiatives, like us at facebook.com/NorfolkDeeds or follow us on twitter.com/NorfolkDeeds and/or Instagram.com/NorfolkDeeds.

The Norfolk County Registry of Deeds is located at 649 High Street in Dedham.  The Registry is a resource for homeowners, title examiners, mortgage lenders, municipalities and others with a need for secure, accurate, accessible land record information.  All land record research information can be found on the Registry's website www.norfolkdeeds.org.  Residents in need of assistance can contact the Registry of Deeds Customer Service Center via telephone at (781) 461-6101, or email us at registerodonnell@norfolkdeeds.org.

Dean Leadership Institute - Mary Katz - Mar 15, 2022

MARK YOUR CALENDAR: The Dean Leadership Institute is excited and honored to welcome Mary Katz to speak in its Leadership In Action series on March 15. 

Details will follow.  #dcleadinst https://t.co/pmLBMEi58W

Dean Leadership Institute - Mary Katz - Mar 15, 2022

Recap: Town Council recognizes Library Assoc; starts setting goals (audio)

Quick Recap:

• The Franklin Library Association was recognized for their most recent donation to the Library and for their history of doing so
• The Town Council started their goals discussion. Some items were added to the drafted listing. Some clarification on the existing items and those added will be made and brought back for a vote
• The goals broadly will direct the focus of attention for the Council and the Town Administration for the next two years. Next January, there will be an opportunity to adjust as needed. The goal doc also becomes the guide against which the performance of the Town Administrator is marked to
• The meeting closed with the Council entering into Executive Session with Chair Mercer recusing himself for participation due to a potential conflict of interest with the Schmidt farm and a family members' residence. Chair Mercer explains this in our "quarterbacking" session

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As with most meetings in this pandemic period, I took my notes via Twitter while I attended the meeting via the Zoom conf bridge. 

 

The Twitter hashtag #tc0105 can be found online The thread begins with  

https://twitter.com/FranklinMatters/status/1478878744702070790

Photos captured during the meeting can be found in one album ->

https://photos.app.goo.gl/QWUBS4wWochJ5pMH8

Audio file ->  https://franklin-ma-matters.captivate.fm/episode/fm-693-town-council-meeting-01-05-22

• Next up #tc0105 with Town council meeting agenda doc  https://franklinma.gov/town-council/agenda/january-5-town-council-meeting-agenda
• Meeting agenda doc has a broken Zoom link, need to manually enter the numbers to join #tc0105
• Meeting opens shortly after 7, #tc0105
• Chair Mercer reads normal protocol statement. DCR announcement read about the land transfer being swapped with the State (state forest goes, recycling center comes) #tc0105

Citizen Comments

• C Cass observing Jan 6 at Town Common at 5 PM DPW Director waste management delayed due to COVID-19 absences. 30% out due to close contacts, be safe due to storm, staff limited   #tc0105
• Motion to approve mins  both sets passed with unanimous votes, #tc0105 

Recognition

• Recognition of Franklin Library Assoc. FLA in existence for 150 years, from the Rays, and down the years. #tc0105 

Town Council goals

• Town council goals session, TA Hellen takes lead also reference not the capacity issue raised during CPC meeting Tuesday
• goals doc can be found #tc0105 https://franklinma.gov/sites/g/files/vyhlif6896/f/uploads/8a._1_and_2_ta_memo_2022-2023_goals.pdf
• Clerk reads the goals as drafted #tc0105
• Maybe an update on NuStyle in May/Jun time frame. Clarification on other items may be included, maybe others are not? SNETT extension? Composting? Add some language to complete streets line, mitigate our ToF carbon footprint? Inline with state goals #tc0105
• TA Hellen to investigate further and may in future add a goal #tc0105 consideration of additional charging stations, will need more than what we have now and the group just put in at Franklin Village. Quincy just got $100m consent order for storm water mitigation
• There is work moving toward electric vehicles, the pilot worked well, and town employees are willing to move forward. Beaver st interceptor should be #1 #tc0105 add the historical museum study  discussion on plan vs develop Washington and Beaver St sidewalks feasible …
• Could look to develop a list vs delivering, what is achievable? Esp when it is tied to funding. Consideration of improvement to Town Common? Good discussion for the capital budget. Consider Maple Hill trail plan? #tc0105

Subcommittee reports

• Subcommittee report, EDC met earlier this evening, to start work with the zoning project next meeting Feb 2, forum Mar 7 #tc0105

Legislation

• Resolution 22-01, moved, seconded, passes 9-0 #tc0105   - Resolution 22-02, moved, seconded, passes 9-0   - Resolution 22-03, moved, seconded, passes 9-0. Details contained in the agenda doc  https://franklinma.gov/town-council/agenda/january-5-town-council-meeting-agenda

Council Comments

• Nothing more from TA Hellen; Charter? Presentation being out together,. Birchwood open, Escape into Fiction moving to new location, #tc0105 thanks for helping with the Owen family.  Best wishes to former councilor Bissanti get well soon.
• Pellegri announces that the Food pantry will be moving to the former Edwin's; if any contribution available, Food pantry has been busy and appreciates donations. #tc0105 multiple comments on turn out for Owens family.

Executive session

• Motion to enter executive session, chair recuses himself, Dellorco assumes chair role, motion passes 8-0-1 1 abstain  not to resume to open session via roll 
• That's all for tonight, catch you next time! #tc0105

Town Council recognizes Library Assoc